Quilapayún

Quilapayún originated in 1965 when Julio Numhauser and the brothers Julio and Eduardo Carrasco formed a traditional music trio simply called "Els tres hommes barbutos" (ie Quila-Payún) in the Mapuche language ( i.e. Mapudungun - the language of the native people of the region that is now southern Chile, the Araucanos.) Their first public performances were at the University of Chile in Valparaíso, organized by their first musical director, Ángel Parra (son of Violeta Parra). In 1966, Patricio Castell joined the group and they began playing and gaining notoriety for their Andean music, as well as their black ponchos which became the group's trademark. During this time he won his first prize, La Guitarra d'Or (The Golden Guitar) in the First National Folklore Festival ""Múltiple Chile"" (First National Folklore Festival), which also made his first recording, which appears in a song by Ángel Parra, ""El Pueblo"" (""The Village""). At one of these performances in 1966 in Valparaíso the group met Víctor Jara, with whom the group maintained a close and productive artistic relationship for many years.

At the group's request, Víctor Jara became Quilapayún's musical director and worked on the groups' discipline, their theatrical performances, and the style and content of the groups' music and songs. The group, faithful to the ideals of Luis Emilio Recabarren, sees his work as a continuation of what has already been achieved by many other popular / folk artists. This side of the trenches has been occupied by artists whose names are forever linked to the revolutionary struggle of our people: the first, Luis Emilio Recabarren, the most recent: Violeta Parra and Pablo Neruda.